Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 41.3% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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